URDANETA CITY

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL

Owned and operated by the City Government of Urdaneta JUSTICE EDUCATION
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URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY

(Owned and operated by the City Government of Urdaneta)
San Vicente West, Urdaneta City
A.Y. 2020-2021

NAME: ___________________________ DATE: ___________

YEAR/BLK.: _______________________ SCORE: _________

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Fill out all the necessary information prior answering the examination questions.
2. Read and re-read the questions before answering.
3. Choose the best answer that fits to the question.
4. Be conscious of the time given for answering your examination questions.
5. Submit your forms as soon as you finish taking the examination.
5. Be honest even if others are not.

MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.
A. Parole
B. Executive clemency
C. Pardon
D. President’s clemency
2.The following are forms of executive clemency, EXCEPT

A. Commutation
B. Reform model
C. Amnesty
D. Pardon
3.Parole is exercised when the person is __.
A. Served the minimum period of his determinate sentence
B. convicted of treason
C. about to be convicted with a penalty not higher than reclusion temporal.
D. served the period of his indeterminate sentence
E. all of the above
F. none of the above
4.For amnesty to be granted, there should be __.
A. Recommendation from U.N.
B. Recommendation from C.H.R.
C. Application from C.H.R
D. Concurrence of the congress
5.Among the following, which has the authority to grant parole?
A. President
B. Board of Pardons and Parole
C. Director of Prison
D. Court
6. The director of the Bureau of Corrections, the chief of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and/or the
jail warden may revok the grant GCTA. True or false?
A. True
B. Falses
7. It is an act of clemency which changes a heavier sentence to a less serious one or a longer term to a shorter term.
A. Amnesty
B. Commutation
C. Reprieve
D. none of these
8.Which of the following shall give the actual date of release of a person handed down with a penalty of
indeterminate sentence?
A. Executive office
B. Convicting court
C. Any court
D. Board of Pardons and Parole
E. Parole and Probation Administration
9. What document is issued to a parolee when the maximum period of his prison term has expired?
A. Certificate of final discharge
B. Certificate of final release and discharge
C. Certificate of prison term completion
D. Certificate of final release
10.A minimum and maximum amount of time to be served in prison is referred to as ________.
 A. A determinate sentence
B. A corporal punishment
C. A Indeterminate sentence
D. A capital punishment
11. It is extended to a group/class of persons generally exercised by the Chief Executive with the concurrence of
Congress.
A. Pardon
B. Commutation of sentence
C. Parole
D. Amnesty
12.Which among the following is an example of indeterminate sentence?
A. Susan sentenced with Prision Correctional
B. Alma sentenced with 6 years to 12 years imprisonment
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
13.It is a change in the court's verdict made by the president which lowers the degree of penalty imposed by the
court.
A. Amnesty
B. Commutation
C. Pardon
D. Reprieve
14.A privilege granted to a prisoner that shall entitle him to a deduction of his term of imprisonment for his good
behavior.
A. Amnesty
B. Reprieve
C. Commutation of sentence
D. Good Conduct Time Allowance
15.who is authorized to issue warrants for the arrest of alleged parole violators
A. PPA
B. Convicting court
C. Any court
D. Board of Pardons and Parole
16.Parole officers must not conduct a warrantless arrest when a parolee violates the conditions of his parole, he must
wait for the issuance warrant of arrest.
A. True
B. False
C. Partly true
D. Partly false
17.An arrested parole violator may be released through bail. A detainer or warrant against a prisoner does not
disqualify him from parole.
A. First statement is true, second statement is false
B. First statement is false, second statement is true
C. Both statements are true
D. Both statements are false
18. Parole is a judicial function. Probation is an administrative function.
A. First statement is true, second statement is false
B. First statement is false, second statement is true
C. Both statements are true
D. Both statements are false
19.Which of the following is applicable only to death sentence?
A. Pardon
B. Amnesty
C. Reprieve
D. Parole
20.Parole is a conditional release of a prisoner whereby he is placed under the supervision of a Parole Officer after
serving his indeterminate sentence.
A. True
B. False
C. Partly true
D. Partly false
21.Parole is more beneficent because it restores full civil rights to the parolee upon termination unlike probation.
A. True
B. False
C. Partly true
D. Partly false
22.It shall be the duty of the Bureau of Corrections to look into the physical, mental and moral record of the
prisoners who shall be eligible to parole.
A. True
B. False
C. Partly true
D. Partly false
23.During the eleventh and successive years of his imprisonment, he shall be allowed a deduction of ____ for each
month of good behavior during detention;
A. 23 days
 B. 30 days
C. 20 days
D. 25 days
24.During the third to the fifth year, inclusive, of his imprisonment, he shall be allowed a reduction of _____for each
month of good behavior during detention;
A. 23 days
B. 30 days
C. 20 days
D. 25 days
25. Who among the following has the power to grant GCTA?
A. The director of the Bureau of Corrections,
B. the chief of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
C. jail warden.
D. None of the above
E. All of the above
26.GCTA once granted may be revoked by __________.
A. The director of the Bureau of Corrections,
B. the chief of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
C. jail warden.
D. None of the above
E. All of the above
27. Releases from the jail of alleged parole violators should be on order of the ________ only.
A. parole board
B. court
C. supreme court
D. agency holding the person in custody
28.The following are reasons for exercising executive clemency.
A. Doubts on the guilt of the offender
B. Apparent excessive sentence
C. Humanitarian concerns such as illness of old aged inmates
D. None of the above
E. All of the above
29. Emill was sentenced with reclusion temporal, his penalty is considered an indeterminate sentence. In relation to
his penalty he is not qualified for parole.
A. First statement is true, second statement is false
B. First statement is false, second statement is true
C. Both statements are true
D. Both statements are false
30. Who acts as the chairman of the Board of Pardons and Parole?
A. PNP Chief
B. DILG Secretary
C. DOJ Secretary
D. Chief Executive
31.Probation is granted once only. Parole on the other hand can be granted more than once to a prisoner.
A. First statement is true, second statement is false
B. First statement is false, second statement is true
C. Both statements are true
D. Both statements are false
32.It is an act of forgetfulness that puts into oblivion the offense of which one is charged so that the person as if he
had never committed the offense.
A. Pardon
B. Amnesty
C. Reprieve
D. Parole
33.Joana was sentenced with correctional. How many months or years must she wait before she can be qualified for
parole?
A. 6 months
B. 6 years
C. 3 years
D. 3 months
34.Joana was sentenced with reclusion temporal. She was paroled after she served the minimum period of her
sentence, how many years will she be serving parole?
A. 10 years
B. 6 years
C. 8 years
D. 12 years
35.It is a blanket pardon granted to a group of prisoners, generally political prisoners.
A. Pardon
B. Amnesty
C. Reprieve
D. Parole
36.Amnesty can be availed in the following period, EXCEPT;
A. before and during trial
B. after the trial of the case
 C. while serving sentence
D. none of the above
37. Which of the following is a judicial function?
A. Parole
B. probation
C. Pardon
D. reprieve
38.How can an ex-convict restore all his civil rights?
A. Through termination of parole
B. Through release from prison
C. Through amnesty
D. Both a and b
39. Under good conduct allowances, any offender qualified for credit for preventive imprisonment or of any
convicted prisoner in any penal institution, rehabilitation or detention center or any other local jail who has serve
two years of imprisonment shall entitle a deduction of:
A. twenty days for each month of good behavior during detention
B. twenty-three days for each month of good behavior during detention
C. twenty-five days for each month of good behavior during detention
D. thirty days for each month of good behavior during detention
40.Good conduct time allowances once granted is;
A. not revocable
B. appealable
C. expires two years before release
D. none of the above

41. The director of the Bureau of Corrections, the chief of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and/or the
jail warden may revok the grant GCTA. True or false?
A. True
B. False
42. This proclamation extended amnesty to leaders of the Hukbalahap and Pambansang Kaisahan ng mga
Magbubukid (PKM).
A. Proclamation No. 51
B. Proclamation No. 76
C. Proclamation No. 67
D. None of the above
43.Proclamation issued in order to pardon those committed crimes against the security of the State who have
changed their hostile attitude towards the government.
A. Proclamation No. 51
B. Proclamation No. 76
C. Proclamation No. 67
D. None of the above
44.A person who committed heinous crimes under RA 7659 will have the possibility of Commutation of
sentence_________
A. After serving 20 years inside the prison
B. After serving 15 years inside the prison
C. At least 1/3 of the minimum of his indeterminate sentence
D. at least twelve 12 years
45.On May 2018, Jojo was sentenced with reclusion temporal. When can he be granted with Commutation of
sentence?
A. May 2022
B. May 2023
C. May 2030
D. May 2028
46.Che-chei was sentence with 3 counts Infanticide. When can she be qualified for commutation of sentence?
A. After serving 20 years in prison
B. After serving 40 years in prison
C. She cannot be qualified since her crime is 3 counts of heinous crime
D. She cannot be qualified since her penalty is capital
47.Ejerchito was convicted of plunder, is there a possibility that he may be running for a government position?
A. Yes, if he is the best friend of the president
B. Yes, if he will be pardoned
C. Yes, if he will finish serving his sentence
D. No, he is already a bad politician from the start
48. Jerje committed parricide, was convicted and sentenced. What privilege can be available for him?
A. Amnesty
B. Parole
C. Problation
D. Pardon
49. Who among the following are political prisoners?
A. Glorei, a Congressman who misappropriated the funds of the government.
B. Ka Ching, a Chinese who helped a Filipino soldier during the Marawi sage.
C. Terry Dorry, a vlogger giving information on the military strength of the Philippines.
D. Ka Kaka, a member of the New People’s Army.
50. The certificate of discharge from parole has the effect of restoring all civil rights lost by operation of law.
 A. True
B. False
C. Partly true
D. Partly false

Prepared by:
Medy D. Liwan, RCrim
Instructor

Checked:

Oswaldo P. Lapeña, MS. Crim

Deputy Program Head, CCJE

Romeo M. Capudoy II, MS. Crim

Program Head, CCJE

Approved:

Joseph D. Miranda, MS. Crim

Dean, CCJE
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